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Wednesday, December 21, 2005Regular season · 9 games
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9 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Grizzlies trailed Blazers by 6 after the first quarter and won 89–79.

Final · Box score
Clippers75
Pacers97
Q1 Pacers +6; Q2 Pacers +8; Q3 Pacers +8; Q4 Pacers +22
Final · Box score
Nets96
Magic85
Q1 Nets +4; Q2 Nets +6; Q3 Nets +7; Q4 Nets +11
Final · Box score
Warriors100
Sixers111
Q1 Sixers +13; Q2 Sixers +11; Q3 Sixers +4; Q4 Sixers +11
Final · Box score
Jazz89
Celtics101
Q1 Celtics -3; Q2 Celtics +8; Q3 Celtics +5; Q4 Celtics +12
Final · Box score
Spurs109
Knicks96
Q1 Spurs +13; Q2 Spurs +21; Q3 Spurs +31; Q4 Spurs +13
Final · Box score
Blazers79
Grizzlies89
Q1 Grizzlies -6; Q2 Grizzlies +4; Q3 Grizzlies +6; Q4 Grizzlies +10
Final · Box score
Hornets69
Wolves88
Q1 Wolves +10; Q2 Wolves +19; Q3 Wolves +25; Q4 Wolves +19
Final · Box score
Raptors94
Rockets81
Q1 Raptors +5; Q2 Raptors +5; Q3 Raptors +12; Q4 Raptors +13
Final · Box score
Wizards116
Nuggets110
Q1 Wizards +2; Q2 Wizards -2; Q3 Wizards +7; Q4 Wizards +6
On this day · 2004–05Dec 21, 2004: 6 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Celtics), 33 points.
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The lead · Blazers-Grizzlies

Memphis beats Portland, 89–79

Marcus Camby goes for 23 points

Game flow · Grizzlies margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+6+10Grizzlies AHEAD ↑Blazers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2415211979
Grizzlies1825232389
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 15, 29, 13, 11, 10, 14, 32, 26Grizzlies26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 6, 14, 9, 17, 13, 13, 10, 15Grizzlies15 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Juan DixonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 6, 28, 6, 6, 2, 20, 14, 17Blazers17 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 15, 9, 15, 18, 23, 9, 37, 15Blazers15 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Nine games, by the margins

Closest finish: 6. Widest: Indiana by 22.

Wizards over Nuggets6Grizzlies over Blazers10Nets over Magic11Sixers over Warriors11Celtics over Jazz12Spurs over Knicks13Raptors over Rockets13Wolves over Hornets19Pacers over Clippers22Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Jazz-Celtics7
Hornets-Wolves4
Clippers-Pacers3
Blazers-Grizzlies2
Warriors-Sixers0
The night in charts
Wizards-Nuggets combined for 226, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 116, Nuggets 110
226
Warriors-SixersWarriors 100, Sixers 111
211
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 109, Knicks 96
205
Jazz-CelticsJazz 89, Celtics 101
190
Nets-MagicNets 96, Magic 85
181
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 94, Rockets 81
175
Clippers-PacersClippers 75, Pacers 97
172
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 79, Grizzlies 89
168
Hornets-WolvesHornets 69, Wolves 88
157
Wizards won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Wizards-NuggetsWizards 116, Nuggets 110
+6 Wizards
Blazers-GrizzliesBlazers 79, Grizzlies 89
+10 Grizzlies
Warriors-SixersWarriors 100, Sixers 111
+11 Sixers
Nets-MagicNets 96, Magic 85
+11 Nets
Jazz-CelticsJazz 89, Celtics 101
+12 Celtics
Spurs-KnicksSpurs 109, Knicks 96
+13 Spurs
Raptors-RocketsRaptors 94, Rockets 81
+13 Raptors
Hornets-WolvesHornets 69, Wolves 88
+19 MIN
Clippers-PacersClippers 75, Pacers 97
+22 Pacers
Grizzlies rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-GrizzliesGrizzlies won · Blazers 79, Grizzlies 89
6 pts
Jazz-CelticsCeltics won · Jazz 89, Celtics 101
3 pts
Wizards-NuggetsWizards won · Wizards 116, Nuggets 110
2 pts
Granger shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GrangerPacers · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
ParkerSpurs · 18 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
Stephen JacksonPacers · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
FinleySpurs · 19 PTS
67% (8-12)
Andre MillerNuggets · 16 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Wizards-Nuggets
Wizards 116Nuggets 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards27253232116
Nuggets25292333110
The story
Gilbert Arenas had 36 points and 11 assists as Washington beat Denver 116-110

Andre Miller led Denver with 16 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 36 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 14-27 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Wizards took the third 32-23.

Wizards lead by quarter
200 +2−2+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Grizzlies
Blazers 79Grizzlies 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2415211979
Grizzlies1825232389
The story
Memphis beat Portland 89-79 behind 26 points and 12 rebounds from Pau Gasol

Juan Dixon paced Portland: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

A 25-15 second quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Grizzlies.

Grizzlies lead by quarter
200 −6+4+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Sixers
Warriors 100Sixers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors22283317100
Sixers35262624111
The story
Chris Webber's 27 points carried Philadelphia past Golden State, 111-100

For Golden State, Baron Davis had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 35-22, was where the 76ers built it.

Sixers lead by quarter
200 +13+11+4+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
6.6Season avg14.8Last 5

14.8 points a game over his last five games, against 6.6 in 16 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
Chris BoshRaptors
−10.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
37.8Season avg27.3Last 3

27.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 37.8 in 25 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 38 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Juan DixonBlazers
+21.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Season avg43.4Today

43 minutes today, against 22.3 a game in 23 earlier games. Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 38

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 37, 23, 43, 42, 19, 39, 35, 18, 38Sixers-Warriors · W
33.5 PPG season to date · +4.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 37, 17, 42, 24, 29, 29, 30, 36Wizards-Nuggets · W
28.3 PPG season to date · +8.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 38, 26, 14, 22, 34, 25, 35, 32Nets-Magic · W
23.2 PPG season to date · +9.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 28, 24, 28, 25, 23, 20, 19, 30Celtics-Jazz · W
26.0 PPG season to date · +4.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 30, 37, 24, 27, 36, 24, 22, 20, 21, 29Clippers-Pacers · L
25.0 PPG season to date · +4.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 26, 40, 23, 42, 23, 20, 37, 29Nuggets-Wizards · L
23.6 PPG season to date · +5.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Wally SzczerbiakWolves+5.3 24.2 last 10 · 18.9 season
Carmelo AnthonyNuggets+4.9 28.5 last 10 · 23.6 season
Baron DavisWarriors+4.0 21.4 last 10 · 17.4 season
Brevin KnightBobcats+3.9 16.2 last 10 · 12.2 season
Marquis DanielsMavs+3.4 16.1 last 10 · 12.7 season
Cold
Antawn JamisonWizards−4.5 13.4 last 10 · 17.9 season
Raef LaFrentzCeltics−3.7 5.1 last 10 · 8.8 season
Jalen RoseRaptors−3.0 6.2 last 10 · 9.2 season
Steven HunterSixers−2.9 3.1 last 10 · 6.0 season
John SalmonsSixers−2.6 5.8 last 10 · 8.4 season